Astros' Justin Verlander gets ultimate praise after vintage outing

Houston Astros starting pitcher Justin Verlander bounced back from a nightmarish outing with a phenomenal showing against the Detroit Tigers in a 9-3 win on Sunday, and Tigers first baseman Spencer Torkelson was wowed by just how dominant Verlander was against Detroit, where he began his big-league career nearly two decades ago (maybe he'll return to the Motor City one day). “He's on his way to Cooperstown for a reason,” Torkelson said, via Dawn Klemish of MLB.com. Verlander is certainly one of the best ever, and Torkelson found that out the hard way.